Erie Music History Podcast

02/05/2025

In the post about the all-girls band The Seagrams, Nathan Langford noted that there is a video on YouTube with a lot of still photos of the band performing and practicing. Check it out here:

This was made for Char, 1966 before we went on tour in '67 without her

01/31/2025

Not sure how this happened, but my podcast made this list. Thanks to everyone who listens! And remember, all the episodes are now available on YouTube.

Best Pennsylvania Music Podcasts to Listen to ⋅ 1. Elite Muzik Radio ⋅ 2. the Pennsylvania Rock Show ⋅ 3. Iron City Rocks ⋅ 4. Erie Music History Podcast ⋅ 5. The Rec Room Radio Hour Podcast

01/22/2025

Our first music night of 2025 is Tuesday Feb 4 from 6-9 and will feature our house band The Fabulous Leftovers Orchestra along with guests Soul Addiction (seen below), which plays blues, rock, 90's, pop. The band features:
Linda Barry : Vocals, Lyrics
Mike Barry : Guitars 'n stuff, music
Pati Williams : Bass, Vocals
Gary Modzelewski : Drums, Vocals

As usual, this event is free and BYOB. All donations go to the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA. It is held at the JPT Foundation Events Center at the old Hill's plaza at 2319 West 38th Street.

01/15/2025

The Division Street Machine has confirmed for our June 3 monthly music night! Thank you to all of the bands and Brian Waller of Wildsound Productions who donate their time for this great fundraiser.

01/12/2025

Two years ago I interviewed brothers Angelo & Pete Natalie. Since Angelo lives out of town, we did the interview over Zoom. In this clip, Angelo describes his decision to become a musician, and Pete recalls how he joined Ruby Port. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWLuRCeQ6s

01/05/2025

In 1966, the Seagrams, a rock-n-roll band made up of four teenage girls from Academy High School, was playing local Erie venues. But in the summer of 1967, the band got an agent in New York City who changed their name to The Female Monkees and sent them on tour of the East Coast and Canada. This episode chronicles what must have been a memorable few years for the young members of the Seagrams/Female Monkees.
https://youtu.be/NFpKa-oKxWg

12/29/2024

Here's the schedule for the first part of our monthly music series that benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA. These are free events held the first Tuesday of the month at the JPT Foundation events center in the old Hill's plaza at 2319 West 38th Street. The time is 6-9 and these are BYOB. Mark your calendars now!

12/25/2024

Before he became the bass player for Donnie Iris and Cruisers in 1992, Paul Goll played in Erie bands like The Web of Sound, Anacrusis, and Real To Reel in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1970s he left Erie for Florida and toured up and down the East Coast with his band Powerglide for over a decade before returning to Erie to play in Mr. Gone. Throughout those years, he has played with some of Erie’s finest rock-and-roll musicians, and he still gets to play with his long-time friend Marty Lee in Donnie Iris’s band. Listen to the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIXChnmBMRk

12/20/2024

They were just a bunch of high school kids, but in the mid to late 1960s in Erie, The Calientes were one of the most popular bands around. The band's bassist, Tim Gehrlein, tells how the band got started and played everywhere from North Warren hospital to tons of high school dances and even frat parties. Then, in 1969, they broke up and didn't reunite until 45 years later!

https://youtu.be/d5_Hx9O_-4A

12/18/2024

As we all may have some more time on our hands during the holidays, I'm going to try and share some of the older episodes that you may have missed or want to relisten to. I'm starting with Pati Williams, who is still playing today in the band Soul Addiction.

Here's a YouTube link to her episode: https://youtu.be/ecmK9VKzGNk

12/03/2024

Reminder:
Our monthly music night is canceled for tomorrow, 12/3/24. We will resume in February.
Happy Holidays!

12/01/2024

Due to weather, we are canceling this Tuesday’s music night featuring The Fabulous Leftovers Orchestra and The Division Street Machine. We will resume these free events benefitting the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA the first Tuesday in February. Thanks to everyone who supports this music night, and thanks to JPT Foundation and John Tramontano for donating the space and Wildsound Productions for running sound. See you in February!

11/15/2024

Our final live music night of 2024 is 12/3 featuring The Fabulous Leftovers Orchestra and special guest The Division Street Machine. The event is free and from 6-9. BYOB but the Lil Wagon food truck will again be there and Passalinqua's Pizzeria will be open next door. All donations benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.

11/06/2024

Great people at our monthly music night … again! Thanks to everyone for supporting this event and the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA. Our guest band The Twist-Matics were a big hit, and I want to thank The The Fabulous Leftovers Orchestra for asking me to fill in for Derf Hopsecger as he recovers from his heart surgery. Special thanks, too, go out to our sound man Brian Waller, our food truck, the Lil Wagon, and Lauren for helping me each month with the drawings!